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MParader Goh Chok Tong in his latest post remembered Chee Soon Juan as the 'trouble-maker' of the 2001 GE. That is the image people of my generation generally had of the man. I first met Dr Chee Soon Juan at a candlelight vigil in 2009, soon after I came back from the USA. (Can't remember what the vigil was for now.) I went... 

Please note that when you do the cost of living comparisons between Singapore and other countries, take note of the hidden costs. (1) Housing a) What you are told: You pay a HDB mortgage of 2.5% b) What you are NOT told: You have to pay an accrued interest of 2.6% when you sell your apartment (paid using CPF) Net effect: You... 

Singaporeans sacrifice all their energies and work for the 2 most material things in their life. To buy a house/flat and to own a car. Unfortunately unlike people over the world who retain the family home for generations, the flat is only for 99 years (2 generations). Assuming you get married and buy the flat at 30 years old...